The Sixth Day

For those that are interested in end-time prophecy, the 7-day creation week has particular significance. As most of us know, God created the 'universe' and all that is in it within a single week, with a spoken word (uni-verse). John 1 tells us that Jesus is the Word (uni-verse), and the Word was God and the Word was 'with' God - in the beginning.

On the sixth day, God created man in His image.
Gen 1:26 KJV
(26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

If the 7-day creation week is our pattern for God's redemption plan, which I truly believe it is, then why did God wait until day 6 to create man? After all, in the grand scheme, was Adam not there in the beginning? There were 6 days and the the 7th day was the Sabbath, to which we look forward to the 7th millennium as our 'Sabbath' millennium, ruled by our Savior, the "Lord of the Sabbath" (Luke 6:5). In the same fashion, how can we apply man being 'created' on the 6th day?

In order to gain an understanding, we take a look at the Hebrew word 'create'. It's "Ahsah". It means the following:

• To accomplish
• To advance
• To appoint
• To become
• To bestow
• To bring forth
• To be busy
• To have the charge of
• To finish
• To follow
• To govern
• To grant
• To keep
• To labor
• To maintain
• To be occupied
• To prepare
• To sacrifice
• To serve
• To use

Wow! Now, understanding that before Jesus returns, He returns for His Bride that has prepared herself for Him. I contend to you that this is a 6th day event! The Bride is to look just like Him when He arrives - after all, they are to be one flesh! She is to be a laborer, a governor, one who serves, occupies, and maintains! She is accomplished, and appointed, and in charge! This could truly be an accurate description of the 'fullness' that God waits for. Yes, man has been here for nearly 6,000 years, but only in the last days when the Bride truly understands who she is to be - is she 'created'.